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by bfisher
Mon Apr 10, 2017 11:37 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Excessive FBO Fees
Replies: 1
Views: 940

Excessive FBO Fees

I was recently reading an article by AOPA on excessive fees charged by FBOs around the country. They are working on soliciting comments from the community on FBOs that they find problematic and are looking for some sort of free access to the parking lot from the ramp scheme for users who don't use F...
by bfisher
Tue Feb 14, 2017 2:08 am
Forum: Lycoming
Topic: DA40-180 Oil Dipstick: Lycoming MSB 612
Replies: 60
Views: 52334

Re: DA40-180 Oil Dipstick: Lycoming MSB 612

Mine just showed up to the mechanic today. I'll be picking it up later this week. This thread was a huge help.
by bfisher
Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:19 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: G1000 Compass Failures
Replies: 2
Views: 1166

Re: G1000 Compass Failures

Finally found this thread viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3194&start=30&hilit=hsi. Sorry for starting a new one!
by bfisher
Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:34 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: G1000 Compass Failures
Replies: 2
Views: 1166

G1000 Compass Failures

TL/DR; My HSI suffered an intermittent failure mid flight near the same airport. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Yesterday and today I flew in and out of Concord Airport in NC. As I was approaching KJQF on an extended base leg, the compass on the G1000 stopped working for a minute or so wh...
by bfisher
Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:24 am
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: OnePak / PilotPak
Replies: 20
Views: 6941

Re: OnePak / PilotPak

I've been using the Garmin OnePak for 7 months now, and I have been happy. I haven't run across any situations where I would have needed the Jeppesen version while flying up and down the east coast. One other difference to note is that the OnePak charts use the FAA symbology for everything instead o...
by bfisher
Sun Jan 29, 2017 7:18 pm
Forum: DA40 Forum
Topic: Polishing and buffing a DA40 - how much?
Replies: 54
Views: 19081

Re: Polishing and buffing a DA40 - how much?

Sorry to revive this very old thread, but yesterday I spoke to a Meguires representative to track down specifically which wax to get for my Diamond since it was recommended by several people in this thread. He informed me that ALL of their waxes contain silicone and that it doesn't make sense to hav...